Sam Sweeney
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Sam Sweeney is a multi-instrumental English folk musician.
Sweeney performing at the Warwick Folk Festival, July 2011
Sweeney with curved bow
Bellowhead
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Bellowhead is an English contemporary folk band, active from 2004 to 2016, reforming in 2020. The eleven-piece act played traditional dance tunes, folk songs and shanties, with arrangements drawing in
Sam Sweeney
…and singer Hannah James as the duo Hannah James and Sam Sweeney. From 2008 to 2016, he became a member of the award-winning eleven-piece folk band Bellowhead, playing fiddle and English bagpipes, as a replacement for former member Giles Lewin. Sweeney played with Bellowhead until their final gig in May 2016…
Bellowhead live at 2013 Celtic Connections
From left to right: John Spiers, Ed Neuhauser, Benji Kirkpatrick, Jon Boden.
From left to right: Rachael McShane, Sam Sweeney, Paul Sartin.